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Futuresonline assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions. Trade commodity futures such as oil, corn, and gold with live streaming quotes. What time do trading futures close you can trade commodity futures electronically almost 24 hours a day. When day trading crude oil futures contracts, use the ovx or oil volatility index as a directional proxy. The 5 34 cent loss in may futures pushed the contracts lower on the week by 1 12 cents.
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